Asturias plans to set up a Cider Pourers School next year.LA SIDRA.- Tino Cortina, chairman of the DOP (Certificate of Origin Cider of Asturias) Regulatory Board, announced the opening of a Pourers School in 2018 during the presentation of the gastronomic route “El Llinderu de la Sidra de Villalegre” in
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Sparkling cider is spreading between 5% and 15% this year.LA SIDRA.- With the approach of the Christmas season, sales soar in all sectors.One of this is the Asturian sparkling cider, with an increasingly better quality and more and more demanded both within and out of Asturias.Counting on two great cidermakers
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The consumption of Asturian cider has increased in the United States, Canada, UK and Ireland.LA SIDRA.- According to the Regulatory Council of the Certificate of Origin Cider of Asturias (DOP), Asturian cider consumption abroad has risen up to 12’5% last year. In the words of Daniel Ruiz, the way to
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On 31st October we celebrate Halloween, whose roots are in the Celtic festivity of Samain.LA SIDRA.- Human being calendars and activities have always been tied to year seasons and framed in cycles.Thus, Samhain in Celtic (Samain in the Asturian language), was a festivity of transition which meant “the end of
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Both producers and cidermakers agree that this is a record year due to the quantity and quality of our apples.LA SIDRA.- This season, the Asturian harvest is being dramatic. Over 100 apple varieties from the Asturian orchads will be used to produce the DOP Asturian Cider.This is due to the
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The Government of the “Principality of Asturias” takes up the UNESCO Project started in 2012.LA SIDRA.- Ten experts will promote the nomination of the Asturian cider as World Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2019.In 2005, the first glass of an Asturian bottle of cider, which still remains open nowadays, was the
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The online publication Cider Culture mentions the Asturian Perry.LA SIDRA.- Perry, for those who might not know, is the cider made from pears. This is the beverage of fermented pear juices, and it is known worldwide for its amazing variety.Viuda De Angelon Sidra de Pera, together with the American E.Z.
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The cider focused restaurant is located in Manhattan’s lower East Side and features a selection of ciders on draught and by-the-bottle.LA SIDRA.- Over the centuries, the word “wassail” has meant many things: a salutation (good health), a noun (the drink) and a verb (to sing).For cider lovers and apple growers,
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Five reasons why drinking cider is good for your health.LA SIDRA.- No one dislikes having some good glasses of Asturian cider, but now we have more reasonss to do it: it is an antioxidant and anticarcinogetic drink, has anti-inflammatory properties, reduces blood pressure, prevents diabetes and reduces cholesterol.According to studies
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They are offered in a new four-can multipack.LA SIDRA.- If you are looking for variety, this is the first cider industry’s first multi-cidery pack.Farnum Hill Ciders, Stormalong Cider and Eden Speciality Ciders have joined forces to create the Cider-Grown New England collaboration, featuring a different cider in each can. Each
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